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US 1,115,285 · App. 29/940,568 · Granted Mar 3, 2026

Footwear upper

Inventor: Norman L. Gress (Andover, MA)
Assignee: Wolverine Outdoors, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 1,115,285
App. No.
29/940,568
Granted
Mar 3, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a footwear upper as shown and described.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 17, 2025
From: WOLVERINE OUTDOORS, INC.; SAUCONY, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 073973/0806 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 3, 2024
From: GRESS, NORMAN L.
To: WOLVERINE OUTDOORS, INC.
Reel/Frame 067305/0585 →
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